Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مَصْبُورٌ

Root: صبر

Full Definition

مَصْبُورٌ [pass. part. n. of 1, q. v. Confined, &c.
2 ] Confined [with bonds or otherwise], or set up, to be put to death: and رَجُلٌ a man confined, or set up, to be put to death; i. q. مَصْبُورٌ لِلْقَتْلِ: and مَصْبُورَةٌ, applied to a beast (بَهِيمَةٌ, A), confined [or bound] to be put to death [and in that state killed by arrows or the like]; i. q. مَحْبُوسَةٌ عَلَى المَوْتِ: such is forbidden to be eaten.
3 مَصْبُورَةٌ applied to an oath: see صَبْرٌ.

def.2 Also Made into a صُبْرَة, like a صُبْرَة of wheat; so gathered or collected together.


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